Committee: 

Date / Time: 

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 3:15pm to 4:45pm

Location: 

Board Room U-SU 303

I. Organizational Items

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Adoption of Agenda for Tuesday, October 29, 2019
  4. Approval of Minutes for Tuesday, September 3, 2019

II. Public Forum: This time is allotted to members of the public to address the committee.

III. New Business

  1. Civic Engagement Events: The committee will talk about events the committee will help execute.
  2. National Voters Registration Day Data: The committee will talk about the NVRD Data for NVRD 2019.

IV. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on DACA Termination on November 12: The committee will discuss about the importance of DACA at CSULA. "The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on whether President Trump's attempt to terminate the DACA was lawful on November 12. The Justices will decide whether the government's decision to end DACA is something that courts can review and, if so, whether the decision to end DACA was legal"

  1. CHESS: The California Higher Education Summit (March 9-11, 2020): The committee will talk about CHESS and how students will be selected to attend this conference.
  2. Student Trustee for 2020-2022 Term: The committee will talk about the Student Trustee Search Application.

V. Reports

  1. ASI Vice President for External Affairs and Advancement: Joceline Rivera Jimenez
  2. ASI Diversity and Inclusion Officer: Matiana Parra
  3. ASI Civic Engagement Officer: Pandian Rajaram

VI. Adjournment

Current Chair

Virginia O'Vincent
Vice President for External Affairs
Last modified on October 28, 2019

Regularly Meets On: 

Every other Wednesday from 9AM - 10AM

Standard Location: 

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About Committee

This committee reviews, researches, and makes recommendations on legislation at the local and State level, through CSSA. Additionally, this body creates an annual advocacy agenda and recommends action to the BOD.

The Legislative Affairs and Advocacy Committee membership consists of the following:

  • ASI Vice President of External Affairs (Chair)
  • ASI President
  • Civic Engagement Officer
  • Diversity and Inclusion Officer
  • Vice President for University Affairs
  • Two ASI Board of Directors members
  • Three students at-large from the student body
  • ASI Executive Director or designee (non-voting)

Legislative Affairs and Advocacy Committee Code of Procedures

Last modified on May 15, 2025

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